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Post-Stroke Fatigue May Be Associated with the Promoter Region of a Monoamine Oxidase A Gene Polymorphism.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2017
Choi-Kwon Smi, Ko Mihye, Jun Sang-Eun, Kim Juhan, Cho Kyung-Hee, Nah Hyun-Wook, Song Hasup, Kim Jong S
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BACKGROUND: Post-stroke fatigue (PSF) is a common sequela of stroke. Despite reports of serotonergic involvement in the etiology of PSF, the potential contribution of serotonergic genes in the development of PSF needs to be investigated. METHODS: A total of 373 patients, who experienced ischemic stroke for PSF, were evaluated 3 months after the stroke. PSF was assessed using the Fatigue Severity Scale. The...
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